Forbion Will Use New Fund To Rescue Struggling Biotechs
European VC Raises €1.35bn
Executive Summary
The Netherlands and Germany-based VC firm wants to help out public and private companies who have undervalued late-stage assets and are struggling to raise new funds.
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